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Posted on August 28, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Special Guest Blog/ Exclusive to The Big Picture Report 10 Questions For The Republican Party By List of X/ August 28, 2012 Dear GOP, As you put on your National Republican Convention , there are things in your platform that … Continue reading →

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Read the Fine Print

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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THE V.P. PICK: WHAT WAS ROMNEY THINKING?

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Why did the Romney campaign choose a bland 7-term congressman from Wisconsin as his running mate? Robert Reich examines conservative ideologue Paul Ryan, why Mitt Romney felt him to be his best choice, and why Ryan’s social Darwinist philosophy appeals to … Continue reading →

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The Privatization of Everything

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day “The untrammeled intensification of laissez-faire capitalism and the spread of market values into all areas of life, is endangering our open and democratic society.” George Soros

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If Only Obama Would Talk Like This….

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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Unfortunately, We Don’t Get to Choose

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

OLIGARCHY OR DEMOCRACY? By Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)/ OpEdNews/ July 31, 2012 Economically, the United States today has, by far, the most unequal distribution of wealth and income of any major country on earth, and that inequality is worse today … Continue reading →

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THINK WE COULD USE SOME OF THAT MONEY?

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

The chief economist for an international corporate consulting firm crunched the numbers and came up with $21 Trillion stashed away in offshore tax havens and unavailable for use by financially-strapped government treasuries. If this revenue were available, social programs around … Continue reading →

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Billionaires Buying the Election

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BERNIE SANDERS VERSUS THE BILLIONAIRES By John Nichols/ Common Dreams/ July 24, 2012   If two dozen billionaire families were combining their wealth to effectively buy the 2012 election, it would be time for patriots to mount a bold response … Continue reading →

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INEQUALITY–EVEN WORSE THAN YOU THINK

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

Wealth Doesn’t Trickle Down– It Just                          Floods Offshore, New Research Reveals By Heather Stewart/ The Guardian/ July 21, 2012 View the full graphic: where and what are tax … Continue reading →

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Their Fair Share

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quote of the Day

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